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Iditarod
is the exciting Alaska sled dog race. Elementary classes use these sites for
math and social studies (geography, history). Also, kids love the doggies!

Iditarod.com
Official site for Iditarod. Track the times of the racers, find out who
is where along the trail, and learn about the places they pass through. Zuma’s
Paw Prints is the dog reporter page for kids. Featuring Zuma:
Lead Reporter, Gypsum (Gypsy), Sanka Wusha, Sled Dog Ed, and Libby Littles!
Different dog reporters for different age levels. Good information about
the race. There are lots of videos on this site as well.

Iditarod
Activities and Lesson Plans from The
Teachers Corner. "The Iditarod seasonal pages will provide you with resources
for this annual race that offers great learning opportunities for your students.
Ideas within this section include: journal activities, lesson plans and internet
resources." Good list of links here.

Iditarod
for Teachers "Watch Iditarod in the Classroom
See why teachers everywhere use an Iditarod themed curriculum.
We have liftoff! Welcome to the new Iditarod edu website.
Introducing the new home for Iditarod edu content for educators, students and
parents.Welcome to our Collaboration
Zone! The Iditarod provides teachers and students with
unique educational opportunities. Discover Lessons for your classroom!
Visit the Stay on Track, Mentor on the Trail by clicking here!"

Iditarod:
The Last Great Race by Deb Micolichek
This is a thematic unit for 3rd Grade/Grade 3. It would doubtless work with
Grade 4 as well.
There are 13 unit blocks in a 3X4 grid with one left over. Block #1 is a review
of prior knowledge.
Some blocks link to videos, some blocks link to sites, one is a photo of Balto,
one is a map,
Block 9 is the official site, Block 10 is the Scholastic site, and the last
site is a bibliography.
This site is from 2014 so two URLs had to be updated (the link to the Malamute
video and the
link to the Anchorage
Daily News). Other than that this old site works fine.

Teacher
on the TrailOodles of lesson plans and things to do while
you follow the Teacher during the race! Check out the subjects on the right
side of the page.

Zuma’s
Paw PrintsHello
Boys and Girls, Have we got some great ‘reads’ for you this year!
Join us at our Zuma’s Paw Prints section of the website. My K-9 fur friends,
Gypsy, Libby, and Sanka W. Dog have been very busy writing articles for you
to read.

"At
the top of the world in the Yukon and Alaska wilderness of northwestern North
America, an epic winter sports event takes place every February: the Yukon
Quest 1,000 Mile International Sled Dog Race. Covering 1,000 miles
(1,600 km) between Whitehorse, Yukon and Fairbanks, Alaska during the depths
of winter... This incredible winter event takes place every February when weather
conditions can be the coldest and most unpredictable. The Yukon
Quest race starts on schedule regardless of weather and lasts from
10 to 16 days until the final dog team arrives at the finish line. The Yukon
Quest has been run every year since 1984 over rough, sometimes hazardous terrain.
The Yukon
Quest
Trail follows historical Gold Rush and mail delivery dog sled routes from the
turn of the 20th Century." YQ is a month earlier,
in a harsher climate, a little longer,
and on a rougher trail than the Iditarod! A 300 mile
version of the race (the YQ300) is actually used to qualify
for the Iditarod!